National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Round table Seminar on Glogal Population Ageing


On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research(NIPSSR), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP), organized a Round table Seminar on Global Population Ageing at NIPSSR.

This round table seminar is followed by the Symposium and the launch of UNFPA's report on global ageing on the 1st of October 2012, and aimed to consolidate the mutual information exchange and foster a framework of future collaboration among the participating specialists of China, Korea, Japan, global NGOs and UNFPA.

Date and time: 14:00 - 16:00, October 2 (Tuesday), 2012

Venue: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research Meeting Room No.4 and 5

Hibiya Kokusai Building 6F 2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011 Tel: +81-(0)3-3595-2984 Fax : +81-(0)3-3591-4821 map


Programme

14:00 Opening remarks

Prof.Shuzo NISHIMURA (Director-General, NIPSSR)

Dr.Babatunde OSOTIMEHIN (Executive Director, UNFPA)

14:15 Roundtable - Global population ageing and the role of East Asia

- Population ageing in China : Prof.DU Peng (Renmin University of China)
- Population ageing in South Korea : Prof.Seung Wook LEE (Seoul National University)
- The trend of population ageing in Japan and its longevity extension : Dr.Futoshi ISHII (Director of Population Dynamics Research, NIPSSR)
- The advantages of Japanese social security policy : Dr.Yoshihiro KANEKO (Director of Theoretical Social Security Research, NIPSSR)


< Q&A>

- Population ageing in Asia:Prof.Naohiro OGAWA (Director, Nihon University Population Research Institute(NUPRI))
- The achievement and needs of global population ageing : Dr.Ann PAWLICZKO (Techincal Advisor, Population and Development Branch, Technical Division, UNFPA in New York)
- The achievement and needs of Asian population ageing : Ms.Nobuko HORIBE (Director, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office, UNFPA in Bangkok)
- NGO activities and needs for the global population ageing : Mr. Richard BLEWITT (CEO, HelpAge International)


< Q&A- Discussions>

Moderator : Dr.Reiko HAYASHI (Director of International Research and Cooperation, NIPSSR)

Closing remarks

Ms.Junko SAZAKI(Director, UNPFA Tokyo Office)

Mr.Yasushi AKASHI (President, JOICFP)


*Presentation and discussion were given in English.
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